kurva

kurva f

1. definite nominative singular of kurvë
2. definite accusative singular of kurvë
3. indefinite nominative plural of kurvë

Inherited from Old Czech kurva, from Proto-Slavic *kury.

• IPA^(key): [ˈkurva]

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• Hyphenation: kur‧va

kurva f

1. (vulgar) whore (prostitute)

   Synonyms: děvka, šlapka, běhna, prostitutka, nevěstka

• markytánka

kurva

1. (vulgar) damn, shit, fuck

   Synonyms: sakryš, zatraceně, proklatě, do hajzlu, do piče, do prdele, sakra

• “kurva”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “kurva”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “kurva”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

kurva

1. genitive singular of kurb

• IPA^(key): /ˈkurʋɑ/, [ˈkurʋɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -urʋɑ
• Syllabification^(key): kur‧va

See the entry for the lemma form.

kurva (colloquial)

1. Alternative form of kurvi

• “kurva”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01

From Russian курва (kurva) or an earlier form of it.

kurva (dialectal, derogatory)

1. slut, whore (irreputable or promiscuous woman)

• huora, lutka

Variant of the synonymous dialectal kurvi, possibly also related to kuore.

kurva (dialectal)

1. smelt, sparling (Osmerus eperlanus)

• kuore, norssi

• “kurva”, in Suomen murteiden sanakirja [Dictionary of Finnish Dialects]‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, incomplete, continuously updated), Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten keskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2022, →ISSN.

From a Slavic language; compare Proto-Slavic *kury.

• IPA^(key): [ˈkurvɒ]
• Hyphenation: kur‧va
• Rhymes: -vɒ

kurva (plural kurvák)

1. (vulgar) a hooker, whore, prostitute, bitch

kurva

1. (vulgar, slang) used as an intensifier: goddamn, fucking, damn

   Mikor javítják már meg ezt a kurva utat? ― When will they repair this damn road?

kurva

1. (vulgar, slang) very, terribly, as fuck (to a great extent)

   Most már tényleg kurva mérges vagyok. ― Now I’m really mad [angry] as f*ck.

This word is not used in Hungarian as an interjection on its own like its cognates in West Slavic languages (Czech kurva, Slovak kurva, Polish kurwa).

• kurva in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN

kurva

1. curved, bent

Learned borrowing from Latin curva, curvus.

• IPA^(key): [ˈkʊrva]
• Hyphenation: kur‧va

kurva (plural kurva-kurva, first-person possessive kurvaku, second-person possessive kurvamu, third-person possessive kurvanya)

1. curve

• “kurva” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Borrowed from Russian курва (kurva).

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈkurʋɑ/, [ˈkurʋ]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈkurʋɑ/, [ˈkurʋɑ]
• Rhymes: -urʋ, -urʋɑ
• Hyphenation: kur‧va

kurva

1. (vulgar) whore, slut

• hoora, (vulgar) bläädi

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 222

Borrowed from Russian курва (kurva), compare Ingrian kurva, Livvi kurvu and Veps kurv.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkurʋɑ/
• Hyphenation: kur‧va

kurva (genitive kurvan, partitive kurvua)

1. (vulgar) whore, slut

• A. V. Punzhina (1994) “kurva”, in Словарь карельского языка (тверские говоры) [Dictionary of the Karelian language (Tver dialects)], →ISBN
• Pertti Virtaranta, Raija Koponen (2009) “kurva”, in Marja Torikka, editor, Karjalan kielen sanakirja‎^[3], Helsinki: Kotus, →ISSN

Compare Lithuanian kurva.

kurva

1. (vulgar) fuck

   Cilvēks, kurva.

   Man, fuck.

Borrowed either from Polish kurwa or Belarusian ку́рва (kúrva).

kùrva f

1. (vulgar) prostitute, whore

   Synonym: paleistuvė

2. (vulgar) bitch

kùrva

1. (vulgar) fuck!
2. (vulgar) intensifier

   Eik tu kurva!

   Get the fuck out!

3. (vulgar) filler

   Atsiprašau, aš esu viceprezidentas, tu kurva debilas.

   Excuse me, I'm the vice president, you fucking asshole.

Borrowed from Italian curva.

• IPA^(key): /kur.va/

kurva m (plural kurvi)

1. curve

kurva f sg

1. definite singular of kurve

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kury.

• IPA^(key): (13^th CE) /ˈkurʋa/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ˈkurva/

kurva f

1. whore, slut

   Synonyms: nevěstka, ženima, vilnicě

2. bitch

   (z) kurvy syn ― son of a bitch

• Czech: kurva

• Jan Gebauer (1903–1916) “kurva”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění

• kȗrba (regional)

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kury.

• IPA^(key): /kûːrʋa/

kȗrva f (Cyrillic spelling ку̑рва, augmentative kurvètina, relational adjective kùrvīnskī)

1. (vulgar) whore, prostitute
2. (vulgar, offensive) (regardless of gender) a worthless, despicable, unlikable person
3. (vulgar, offensive) bitch, a despicable, disagreeable, objectionable woman

• → Balkan Romani: kùrva
• → Vlax Romani: kùrva

• “kurva”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kury.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkurva/

kurva f (genitive singular kurvy, nominative plural kurvy, genitive plural kuriev, declension pattern of žena)

1. (vulgar) prostitute, whore, hooker, slut

   Synonyms: cundra, prostitútka, šľapka, štetka, pobehlica, pľundra, švandra, trcľa, filcka

2. (vulgar) fake friend, conman, liar, knave

   Synonyms: ojebávač, hajzeľ, podliak, falošník

kurva

1. (vulgar) fuck, shit

   Synonyms: do piče, doriti, tristo hrmených

• “kurva”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024

• IPA^(key): /kúːrʋa/

kȗrva f

1. (vulgar) Dialectal form of kúrba

• (pronunciation spelling) kôrva

From Latin curvus. Compare English curve and Danish kurve.

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kurva c

1. curve, arc
2. a bend of a road

• kurvatur

• linje

• kurva in Svensk ordbok.
• kurva in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)